I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than read more

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either

Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and read more

Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base - in both senses - greed

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness I thought was a German read more

When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness I thought was a German until he cricketed. We threw our arms around each other, and from that moment I knew we had won the war.

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be read more

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen

Far from all resort of mirth, / Save the cricket on the hearth!

Far from all resort of mirth, / Save the cricket on the hearth!

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being ended sooner.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being ended sooner.